curries
Variant of curry¹
curry¹
Definition
curry (kʉr′ē)
transitive verb curried -·ried, currying -·ry·ing
- to use a curry comb
- to prepare (tanned leather) by soaking, scraping, cleaning, beating, etc.
- to beat or flog
Etymology: ME curraien < OFr correier, conreder, to put in order < VL *corredare < L com-, with + -red-, base appearing in *arredare: for IE base see ride
curry favor
Etymology: altered (by assoc. with favor) < ME curraien favel, to flatter, lit., curry the chestnut horse; OFr favel, chestnut horse (taken as symbol of duplicity) < dial. form of OHG falo, pale, akin to OE fealu; see fallow
to try to win favor by flattery, fawning, etc.
Variant of curry²
curry²
Definition
curry (kʉr′ē)
noun pl. curries -·ries
- curry powder
- a dish, as a kind of stew or a sauce, prepared with curry powder
Etymology: Tamil kari, sauce
curries
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cook: This because of far thinking people like Mr Noon whose very good ready to cook curries are in many supermarkets.
- eat: Remember the Gan lemonade and tuna curries eaten al fresco - which never tasted the same when recipe followed in Oxfordshire flat.
Noun used with modifier
- vegetable: Add at least two vegetables or a salad or serve vegetable soups, pasta with fresh vegetables or vegetable curries for vital dietary fiber.
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